A person who commits an offence in the public transit system under by-laws R-036 or R-037 can be detained for questioning by an inspector of the law. The inspector may ask that person for identification in order to serve a statement of offence. The person may enter a plea of not guilty or pay the fine, which will be considered as having entered a plea of guilty.

Here are a few examples of offences under by-laws R-036 or R-037:

• Getting on the bus or metro without paying ($150 plus costs);
• Not having the STM’s reduced fare ID card (carte d’accès au tarif réduit) when paying a reduced fare ($150 plus costs);
• Riding a bicycle in a metro station ($75 plus costs);
• Using roller skates in a metro station ($75 plus costs);
• Using a laser pointer ($75 plus costs);
• Holding open the doors of a metro car ($150 plus costs);
• Delaying a train’s departure ($150 plus costs);
• Hanging on to the exterior of an STM vehicle ($150 plus costs);
• Walking on the tracks in a tunnel ($500 plus costs);
• Damaging an STM vehicle or building or defacing it with graffiti ($200 plus costs);
• Throwing, spilling or disposing of any object anywhere other than in the containers provided for this purpose ($100 plus costs).

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